Sunny Thursday roll call

[teddiebears]

Hi there!! Just stopping by to check out roll call but since there isn't one, I thought I'd start.

The sunny has been out 2 days in a row here, but we still have sub-zero overnight lows. We might actually get into double digits above zero for a high today!! Woohoo!! I'm just glad there's no snow on the way. I can deal with driving in the cold much better than I can handle driving in snow.

Here's a reading I received this morning -

You are reading from the book Today's Gift

When I look back on all these worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened. --Winston Churchill

A rolled-up ball of yarn does not take up much space--it sits, ready to be used when needed. It gets unrolled a little bit at a time--just as much as is needed and no more. But a ball of yarn that gets unraveled can be strewn across an entire room. It becomes a jumbled mass, entangled and confusing.

When we live our lives a day at a time, we are like that rolled-up ball of yarn. Our thoughts, feelings, and skills are ready to be used as they are needed. But when we worry, our spirit becomes a jumbled mass of yarn. We get ahead of and behind ourselves--our thoughts are scattered and often our feelings are confused. Worry adds clutter and confusion to life.

What is most helpful is to put the worry away--to roll up the ball of yarn and bring ourselves into the present moment. In this way, we stand ready for each new stitch--and we will never be given more than we are able to handle.

Do I have worries that are cluttering my life today?

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"Worry adds clutter and confusion to life."

I need to remind myself of this on a regular basis. So often the worrying I do just makes everything much more difficult to cope with and it really clutters my mind with erroneous thoughts so that I'm not clear about what is actually happening and/or what to do next. I want to work harder at keeping that "ball of yarn" rolled up instead of being a "jumbled mass of yarn."


Hope all will have a peaceful, addiction free day!

[houghchrst]

Checking in, having a bad day. Hope all is well with everyone.